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Power Electronics event 2022

The Power Electronics Event will take place on 14 June 2022. New this year is the combination with the Energy Storage event. Power electronics and energy storage have many interfaces and are mostly inseparable. During the combined edition, benefit from the expertise available in both power electronics and energy storage.

The breadth of the market, namely applicators, developers, suppliers and knowledge institutes, will come together at the Power Electronics and Energy Storage event. Views, experiences and knowledge will be exchanged with peers.

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This edition of Power Electronics & Energy Storage also bridges the gap between industry and science.
Three educational institutions will give presentations during the event, translating theory into practice.

TU Eindhoven: power failures and parasitic effects

Loads on the LV grid are often vulnerable to voltage disturbances resulting from problems on the MV side. A series-connected Dynamic Voltage Restorer (DVR) is an effective protection interface for such power quality problems. In his presentation, postdoc Lorenzo Ceccarelli from TU Eindhoven proposes an improved, validated topology for a battery-powered DVR. Read more..

His colleague, PhD student Pelle Weiler, talks about the parasitic effects of cooling GaN power transistors. In the fast switching current bumps of gallium nitride (GaN), seemingly small parasitic components can have a major impact on system performance. During his talk, Weiler demonstrates the effect of thermal interfaces on switching performance with a double-pulse setup. Read more..

TU Twente: towards a sustainable future

The electric racing motorbike is a boyhood dream for many, but for PhD student Reza Azizighalehsari it is reality. Together with his colleagues, he is designing a battery pack for an all-electric racing motorbike that performs optimally. A big challenge because the special racing conditions require careful cell selection to avoid impedance mismatching within each module. You will most likely be able to admire the bike with your own eyes on the show floor. Read more....

Li-ion batteries (LiB) have turned the world of energy storage on its head. This paves the way for a sustainable future relying on intermittent renewable energy sources. The LiB market is expected to exceed 400 GWh per year from 2025. Assistant professor Prasanth Venugopal will give an overview of TU Twente's R&D programme on advanced battery power electronics and battery evaluation during his presentation. Read more..

Hague University of Applied Sciences: prevent fuses from blowing

The power grid is becoming increasingly congested. As a result, households or sometimes entire residential areas face power cuts. One way to prevent this is to implement a congestion manager in combination with a DC grid manager in the main group of the house: the kitchen. This makes it possible to control different kitchen applications individually for power based on the applications' droop characteristics. Alexander Spaans, an electrical engineering student at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, explains during his presentation why this consumer application is also very interesting for industry. Read more..

What distinguishes a DC grid from an AC grid? That question is not difficult to answer if we look at the structure of both grids. Active protection and regulation of the power flow in a DC grid makes all the difference. Power electronics in particular play an important role. And precisely these power electronics are the key to more capabilities of a DC grid versus an AC grid. This is because power electronics can not only control the flow of energy, but also serve for monitoring and protection. Professor Peter van Duijsen, a researcher at The Hague University of Applied Sciences' DC Lab, will elaborate on this during his presentation. Read more...

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